Ceiling-bed.



T. H. SORLIEN.

CEILING BED.

APPLIGATroN FILED 1111.11.30, 1914.

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CEILING BBD.

APPLIOATION FILED 111111.30. 1914.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

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THEoDoRE H. soRLIEN, orivrrn'nnaronrs, MINNESOTA.

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i vTo all whom t may/concern: I

B e it known thatLTHnononn H. SonLrnN, a citizen of the United States, residing vat -Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and g Specification of Letters .1 -"atent.4 Patented Application nledllaioh 30,1914. Sera1fNo.w328,236.

State of Minnesota, have invented certain `new and useful Improvementsin. Ceiling- Beds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,-clear, and eXact description of the invention, suchf as will enable lothers skilled in the art to which it appertain's' to make and use thesanie. i

My invention relates to improvements in ceiling beds of. ythe type disclosed and' lclaimed in my U. S. Letters Patents No.

1,065,740, of Jme24,191s, and No. 1,069,585, of August 5, 1913, and allowed application filed October .29, 1913, under Serial Number 797,996; and, to this end, it consistsofthe claims.v

In the accompanying drawings, lwhich novel devices and vcombinations of devices hereinafter described and defined 1n` the illustrate the invention,like characters indi-. cate like parts throughout the several views.,

a side elevation ofthe improved ceiling bed in a lowered position,supported by its folding legs; Fig. 2 is a plan view', onan enlarged scale, of thev foot end of the bed,

'some parts being broken away, some parts removed, and with the. legs ina ,folded posi- Referring to the drawings z-Figure 1` is tion; Fig. 8 is a detail View `in long {itudinal` vertical section taken through the foot end lofthe bed, kas shown inf- Fig. .1, on an enlarged scale; Fig. 4 is a detail view partly lin" plan and partly in horizontal section,

showing a portion of'the spring fraine and the connected ends ofthe longitudinally ad? justable leg-actuating rock'shaft at the foot end of the bed; Fig.. 5 is a detail view in transverse vertical section taken onthek line m5 m5 of'Fig. 4, on yan enlarged scale; Fig.A 61

is a detail View in transverse section takenl i on the line m6 ai of Fig. 4, on an enlarged scale; Fig. 7 isa detail view in longitudinalV verticalsection taken throughthe head end 'of the bed, shown inFig. 1, on. anen- `larged scale; and- Fig. 8 is a viewfcorreshowing the parts in' spending .to Fig. 7, but afolded position.

' he numerals 1, 2 and 3indicate,respec-4 tively, the end'rails, side rails and corner postsl which forni the rectangular frame of,

theimproved ceiling bed. Permanently se` cured to the'under side of this bed frameis.

lshown in Figs. Qand 7. ,s i

In. order towperinit the improved lceiling ybedtjo be storedin a relatively shallow open- -ing'in the ceiling, -the'fbed spring 12, having Nov. 10,1914.

a bottom panel 4, whicllywhen-th ,'bed, is j raised into an opening` formed in the ceiling,

for receiving the saine, closes said opening,

as fully shown and described in my above referred to patents and application. Secured to the rectangular,marginal edge of the bottom panel 4is a molding 5, which exftends horizontally outward from thebed frame and completely Aclosestheopening in the ceiling, outward of the bed. 'The iinproved bed israised and lowered by four chains .6, secured at'their lower ends tothe upper` ends of the fourjposts 3 of the bed frame. These chains 6 are preferably operated, for raising and lowering the bed, as

shown in iny` above identified application,

but itis, of course, understood that any other suitable means may be provided.

Head and foot boards 7` and 8, respectively,

are secured 'to the ends of the bedy frame by dependin@ vmetal straps 9 rigidly secured,at their. uppertends, tothev corner .posts of said boards, and'vvwith theinlower endsfpivotally secured at10pto the inner faces of the bed frain'e'posts 3, at a point below the upper.

ends thereof. thuspivotally connecting lthe headvand foot boards, the same may be moved from an upright position. as shown in Figs.` lvfandf?, into substantiallyhorizontal folded positions within the bed frame and entirely below. the upperfmarg'inal edge thereof, as shown in Fig.v 8. Then in uprighnpositions, y the head and foot boards kare held` against outward swinging movement by,` the"` engagement ofthe lower ends 1 of their,` end posts with-the bed frame posts 3. The end posts of the `head land foot boards, whenin upright positions, forinfexvtensionsof the bed fraineposts 3. and are provided with:longitudinally extended channels lliifor'receivingthe chains 6,4a`sbest a marginal rectangular framel constructed `of angle bars, `islinounted within 'the bed frame lfor vertical movement; towardand lfroin'the bottom panel 4.- Then'thebed is lnot in use.i and isstored yinthe ceiling opening,"thevbed'spring is supported directly on or very vcloseto the bottom panel 4. In this position of the spring` the mattress and bedding are siuiportec'lthereon` entirely within fthe bed frame, with the head and footboardsv folded thereon; 'but when the bedA is in use, the spring is supported high enough above the bottom panel 4 to be effective.

To raise and lower the bed spring, the

same is supported from the upper ends Vof four folding legs 14. When the bedv is in use, the same vis supported from the floor b y these legs 14, which are provided with in;J termediate horizontally extended trunnions 15. lslidably mounted in horizontally extended slots or pockets 16 formed in the side rails 2 of the bed frame.

Opposite legs 14 are vconnected in pairs for simultaneous swinging movement, longitudinally of the bed, to and from operative positions, by longitudinally eXtensible rock shafts. Each of these rock shafts comprises a pair of alined tubular members 17 rigidly secured, at their outer ends, to the upper ends of the legs 14. These vrock shaft vmembers 17 are journaled, with freedom for endwise sliding movement, in bearings 18 rigidly secured to the end members of the spring frame 13 and in the projecting ends of the side members of said spring frame, as best shown in Figs. 3, 7 and 8. The inner ends of 'the rock 'shaft members 17 are spaced apart, as best shown in Fig. 4, and sliclably mounted for endwise move- -nient in a rectangular vtubular sleeve coupling 19 which is held against endvvise movement between lthe bearings 18.

When the legs 14 are folded, 4the same may -be seated so as to be completely 'out of` the way when the bed is moved into the ceiling opening. For moving the pairs of legs 14 simultaneously into and out of the pockets 16, the rock shaft members 17 are connected, at their inner ends, for reverse endwise movement, by a pair of rack bars 2O 'and a coperating pinion 21. This pinion 21 is journaled withinand to the intermediate portion ofthe coupling 19, and

the racks 20 mesh with opposite sides thereof. Each rack bar 20 is provided, at one end, with a shank 22 and a rectangular head 23. The Shanks 22 are telescoped into the inner ends of the rock shaft members 17, and are rigidly secured thereto by pins 24. The rectangular heads 23 slidably Work within the coupling 19, thus permitting free endwise movementof the rock shaft members 1'7, but locking the sameitogether for common rotation .with said coupling. Obviously, by pulling outward on one of the pairs of legs14, the opposite leg will receive a like movementthrough the longitudinal separation of the rock shaft. After the legs 14 are removed from the pocket 16, the same may be simultaneously `swung downward into operative positions. The pockets 16 (are enlarged at their 'intermediate portions, to afford .hand holes `52.5, through which may `be' .grasped the 14. When Thesetrunnions l5 are pivotally andy lthe bed is to be moved into the ceiling opening, the legs 14 on one side of the bed are swung into longitudinal alineinent with the pockets 16, and then, by pressing inward on the same, will, together with the legs on the opposite side of the bed, be moved into their respective pockets 16.

From the foregoing description, it is evident that the bed spring, mattress, bedding and head and end boards may be all folded within a compact *space within the bed frame, thus permitting the bed to be stored in a relatively shallow opening in the ceiling. In moving the bed spring to and from operative positions, the leg journals 15 rotate and slide in the pockets 16. As best shown in F ig. 1, the legs are preferably spread,in order to prevent the same from accidentally folding when the bed is in use.

What I claim is 1. A ceiling bed comprising a frame having a bottom panel, a spring, means for raising and lowering said bed bodily, and means for adjusting said bottom panel and spring vertically.'one in respect to the other.

42. A ceiling bed comprising a frame having a bottom panel, a spring, means for raising and lowering said bed bodily, folding legs for supporting said bed when in a lowered position, and connections between said legs and spring wherebv said spring will be raised and lowered, with respect to said bottom panel, during the folding movements of said legs.

3. A ceiling bed comprising a frame havvring a bottom panel, a spring, means for raising and lowering said bed bodilv, and folding legs pivotallv connected at their upper ends to said spring. said legs being intermediately fulcrumed to said bed frame with freedom for longitudinal sliding movement in respect thereto.

4. A ceiling bed comprising a frame havinga bottom panel, a spring, means for raising and lowering said bed bodily,` folding legs pivotally connected at their upper ends to said spring. said legs being intermediatelyfulcrumed to said bed frame with freedom for longitudinal sliding movement in respect thereto. and an end vboard pivotally secu-red to said bed frame for folding movenient from an upright position to a substantia-lly vhorizontal position within said bed frame, arranged to be moved from said horizontal position into an upright posi-tion bv the raising movement of said spring, with respect to said bottom panel, and to be locked vby said 'spring in said upright po- /sitiort 5. A ceiling bed comprising -a frame having a bottom panel, a spring, means for raising and lowering said bed bodily, foldingr legs pivotally connected at their upper ends to said spring, said legs 'being intermediatelyffulcrumed Ato ,Said .beef-name `with ,freer dom for longitudinal sliding movement in respect thereto, and head and foot boards pivotally secured to said bed frame for folding movements from upright positions to substantially horizontal positions within said bed frame, arranged to be moved from' .frame for folding movement from an upright position toa substantially horizontal position within said bed frame, said .end board having channel end posts for receiving said flexible connections when said end board is in an upright position, and stops for holding said end board in an upright position against outward folding movement.

7 A ceiling bed comprising a frame having a bottom panel, means for raising and lowering said bed bodily, including flexible connections secured to saijd bed frame, an end board pivotally secured to said bed frame for folding movement from an upright position to a substantially horizontal position within said bed frame,-sa.id end board having channel end posts for receiving said flexible connections when said end board is in an upright position, stops for holding said end board in an upright position against outward folding movement, and means for locking said end board in an upright position against inward folding movement.

` 8. A ceiling bed comprising a frame having a bottom panel, means for raising and lowering said bed bodily, an end board pivotally secured to said bed frame, at a point below the upper edge thereof, permitting said end board to be folded from an upright position into a substantially horizontal position within said bed frame, said bed frame and end board having coperating stop surfaces for holding saidI end board in an upright position against outward folding movement.

9. A ceiling bed comprising a frame having a bottom panel, means for raising and lowering said bed bodily, including flexible connections secured to said bed frame, an end board pivotally secured to said bed frame, ata point below the upper edge thereof, to permit said end board to be folded from an upright position into a substantially horizontal position within `.said

bed frame, said bed frame and end b0ardj having cooperating stop surfaces for hold-V ing said end board in an upright position against outward folding movement, "said end board having channel end posts for receiving said flexible connections when said end board is in an upright position.l

l0. In a ceilingbed, the combination with a frame, of means for raising and lowering the bed bodily, a rook shaft journaled on members having their inner ends spaced apart, bed-supporting legs secured on the outer ends of said rock shafts, a rectangular coupling sleeve held against endwise move-v ment and in which are seated for endwise sliding movement the inner ends of the members of said rock shaft, a pinion journaled in said sleeve, and a pair of rack bars Vsaid bed and comprising appair of yalinedy meshing with opposite sides of said pinion,

each of said rack bars having at one end a rectangular head slidably working in said sleeve, and having a shank; secured to the inner end of one of the sections of said rock sha-ft, said sleeve and rectangular heads connecting tlie-meinbers of said rock shaft for common rotary movement, but withl freedom for independent endwise slidingk movement toward and from each other;

said bed bodily, a spring having a marginal frame,

a vlongitudinally yextensible rock .shaft joiirnaled on the frame of said spring,

and folding legs intermediately fulcruined if onthe frame of said bed for limited lon` gitudinal sliding movementin respect thereto, the .upper ends of said legs being rigidly securedto said rock shaft.

f 12; In a ceiling bed, the combination with a frame, of means for raising and lowering the bed bodily,y a spring having a marginal frame, a longitudinally extensible 'rock-f shaft journaled on the frame of said spring, longitudinallv extended pockets in` the side legs intermediately fulcrumed in said pockets withfreedom for longitudinal sliding movement in respect thereto, the upper ends of said legs being secured to said rock rails of the frame of said bed, and folding ii oA shaft, said legs, when folded, being adapted to be seated in said pockets.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. i

THEODORE H. SORLIEN.

l Vitnesses:

`ALICE L. KING,

HARRY D. AKiLooRii.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

l Washington, D. C. 

